Bronx Masquerade: Character Description

Wesley Boone is a bad guy that doesn't do his homework. He is a good writer though. He was first to start Open Mike Friday. Him and all of his friends think that they are "to cool for school."

Tyrone Bittings is the main character, He is one of the few kids who's dad didn't abandon his mom. But his dad died by a drive by when he was 33. An Tyrone doesn't think he'll live past 21. He doesn't really like white people at the beginning. But i think Mr.Ward brought all the kids together.

Chankara Troupe got abused by her boyfriend. She got a bruise on her face from her boyfriend, she wanted to skip school but she didn't because she didn't want to miss English class. She saw her sister get beat by her boyfriend a couple years ago, and she decided early she wont have an abusive boyfriend. She writes really deep poems and no one wants to read after her because her poem was so good.

Raul Ramirez is a painter and paints during lunch. He is one of the few students who doesn't mind working hard. Tyrone didn't know he could write, and I think the whole class was surprised when Raul read his really good Zorro poem.

Diondra Jordan is a painter, but her parents mainly her father doesn't support her. Her father wants her to play for the WNBA because she is 6 feet tall. Diondra does not want to play basketball though. But she is to shy to tell her father that. She needs to stand up now or she will always be in the back round never stating her opinions.

Devon Hope is a really good basketball player. He tells his friends he is going to gym to practice on basketball when really he is going to read in the library. He aparently has trust issues. He thinks his friends are going to abandom him if they find out he likes to read. All the girls like Devon too.

Lupe Algarin she wants to have a baby, and for someone to love her. OK WHO IN HIGHSCHOOL WANTS A BABY! Look at Gloaria she is saying how hard it is. Why would you want to get waken up all through the night from a crying baby? She wrote a poem about finding a guy. Tyrone said she never smiles.

Gloria Martinez has a baby boy named Angel. And the father told her he wanted nothing to do with her or the baby. She loves her baby but she says how its really hard work.

Janelle Battle is very smart and loves to read. But she has a very low self esteem. Maybe its because she is a little heavy. Nothing is wrong with a few extra pounds. Be confidant for who you are!

Leslie Lucas is one of the few white people in the class. She lives with her grandparents because her mother passed away. She is scared of the other kids too. "The scariest thing i can think of now is being all alone is in the world." I think she is the typical white girl scared of black people. I think she is all alone in school, until she becomes friends with Porscha because her mom died too.

Judianne Alexander has really low self esteem. But Its because of her jerk step father who calls her ugly, and her mother doesn't even defend her. Judianne wishes she was as pretty as Lupe. She also makes her own clothes.

Tanisha Scott has good skin and hair, and most people are jealous of it. Tyrone calls her "caramel cutie." She was so annoyed with people staring and touching her hair last year that she cut it all off.

Sterling S. Hughes everyone calls him preacher because he plays guitar at his church every Sunday. He wants to be a science teacher. I think he believes in God so strongly because he has seen him work in his life. His younger brother was dieing of pneumonia and the doctors gave up but his mother prayed and he got better.

Amy Moscowitz doesn't get close to people. She hasn't had a best friend of boyfriend since her mother passed. I think its because she is afraid she will get hurt again. The only person she really talks to is Sterling who gives her advice.

Shelia Gamberoni is Italian and loves it, but hates her blond hair and pail skin. She wants to change her name to Natalia to express her Africana roots.

Steve Ericson doesn't exactly knows who he is. He knows he wants to be a set designer, and work on Broadway. His parents don't support this. And they are moving and he thinks its to get him away from New York and Broadway. "remember: Pack your dreams. They're portable." said by Steve (in his poem Doubtless)

Raynard Patterson eats sleeps and dreams music. He is dyslexic and whenever they read in class Mr. Ward skips over him. Everyone in class thinks he is an idiot. He used to think he was dumb too but Mr. Ward raised his self esteem.

Porscha Johnson everyone thinks she is crazy. A bully ridiculed her for 9 months then one day Porscha cracked and beat up the bully. But no one got her side of the story. I think she is violent because she was abused by her mom and almost killed more then once. Her mother died and she finally forgave her.